In Glenski's recent post entitled "Is Teaching English a Profession?", I alluded to an etymology dictionary that I often use, and thought some of you might find it useful.

Let me preface this by saying that I teach English in Russia, where students often ask really difficult questions about vocabulary and grammar. So...the link below is intended only for serious "nerds" of English; those EFL teachers among us who want to know more than just the standard dictionary definition. eg, where a particular word comes from, how it was used originally, and how it may have evolved into something completely different over time.

PS: If you think this may be too boring or too academic for you, just take a quick look at the etymology of the word "feisty", for a good laugh. For those too busy to look for themselves, it originally meant "stinking, farting dog".